Living donor adult liver transplantation: A longitudinal study of the donor's quality of life

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2770-2777

  Verbesey, Jennifer E ^a   Simpson, Mary Ann ^a   Pomposelli, James J ^a   Richman, Eric ^a   Bracken, Alyson M ^a   Garrigan, Kathryn ^a   Chang, Hong ^b   Jenkins, Roger L ^a   Pomfret, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult to adult liver transplantation; Living liver donor; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINANCE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; ORGAN DONOR; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECIPIENT; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 36; COST; DEPRESSION; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; LIVER RESECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVING DONORS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 33644812824     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2005.01092.x     Document Type: Article

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